May 01 Flashcards
assist in/with sth
assist somebody in doing something
assist somebody
/əˈsɪst/ to help somebody to do something
We’ll do all we can to assist you.
They will be ably assisted by our remarkable staff.
We will assist you in finding somewhere to live.
aging (noun)
/ˈeɪdʒɪŋ/
(British English usually ageing)
[uncountable]
the process of growing old
sufficient
/səˈfɪʃnt/ enough for a particular purpose; as much as you need
sufficient >< ????
insufficient
reluctant =?? (adj)
hesitant (adj)
/ˈhezɪtənt/
unity
/ˈjuːnəti/ the state of being in agreement and working together; the state of being joined together to form one unit.
(sự thống nhất/ đồng lòng/đồng nhất)
unity >< ??
disunity
on the occasion of something
Nhân dịp gì đó
occasion (n)
dịp
mark the occasion
celebrate it
on an/this/that occasion
vào dịp này/đó
curse (n)
/k3:rs/ lời chửi thể/ lời nguyền
take/swear an oath of office
(tuyên thệ)
The next US president will take the oath of office in January.
under a curse
bị nguyền rủa
The family thouht that they were under a curse by the witch
blessing (n)
/ˈblesɪŋ/ phước lành
a blessing >< ??
a curse
to mention or speak about somebody/something=?
refer to
possess
/pəˈzes/ to have or own something
lush (adj)
tươi tốt
lush vegetation
My uncle possess a colosal lush vegetable garden in Da Lat
lush =???
luxuriant
jungle (n)
an area of tropical forest where trees and plants grow very thickly (rừng nhiệt đới)
As a meanS of (doing) something
Một cách/phương tiện để làm gì đó
Ex:Interest rates are used as a means of controlling borrowing.
Maximize
/ˈmæksɪmaɪz/ something to increase something as much as possible
capitalize on sth
to gain a further advantage for yourself from a situation
capitalize on sth=??
take advantage of sth
tận dụng lợi thế
infrastructure /ˈɪnfrəstrʌktʃə(r)/
cơ sở hạ tầng
tendency (for somebody/something) (to do something)
trend
tendency to/towards something
Industry showed a tendency towards increasingly centralized administration.
ironically (adv) /aɪˈrɒnɪkli/
in a way that shows that you really mean the opposite of what you are saying; in a way that expresses irony
tro treu thay
the irony (is) that… (n)
/’air^ni/
the funny or strange aspect of a situation that is very different from what you expect; a situation like this
su tro treu
obliging (adj) /əˈblaɪdʒɪŋ/
= accomodating
accomodate s.b
- /əˈkɒmədeɪt/ somebody to provide somebody with a room or place to sleep, live or sit
- to help somebody by doing what they want
dap ung, cung cap cho o, giup do, chua.
sacrifice sth FOR sb/sth (v) /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/
to give up something that is important or valuable to you in order to get or do something that seems more important for yourself or for another person
She sacraficed her youth to wait for him.
horde (n)
/hɔːd/ a large crowd of people
EX: There’re hordes of tourists on this occassion in Hoi An.
flock (v) to do sth
/flɒk/ to go or gather together somewhere in large numbers
flock (n)
bay dan
a flock of sheep
interior
ɪnˈtɪəriə(r)/
/ɪnˈtɪriər/
[countable, usually singular] the inside part of something
EX: the interior of a building/a car
interior >??
exterior (noun)
/ɪkˈstɪəriə(r)/
[countable] the outside of something, especially a building
mangrove swamp
dam lay ngap man
mangrove (n)
/ˈmæŋɡrəʊv/ a tropical tree that grows in mud or at the edge of rivers and has roots that are above ground
swamp
/swɒmp/ an area of ground that is very wet or covered with water and in which plants, trees, etc. are growing
*dam lay
synonym of “swamp”
marsh
disparity (n)
/dɪˈspærəti/ a DIFFERENCE, especially one connected with unfair treatment
fund
quy, kinh phi
exploit sth /ɪkˈsplɔɪt/
to treat a person or situation as an opportunity to gain an advantage for yourself
loi dung. khai thac
laborer /ˈleɪbərə(r)/
a person whose job involves hard physical work that does not need special skills, especially work that is done outdoors
*ng lao dong
profit margin /ˈprɒfɪt/ /ˈmɑːdʒɪn/
loi nhuan
EX: to increase profit margins, they would do whatever they could.
wealth gap
khoang cach giau ngheo
socio-economic (adj) class
/ˌsəʊsiəʊ ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/ tang lop kinh te xa hoi
auction (noun)
/ˈɔːkʃn/,
[countable, uncountable]
a public sale in which things are sold to the person who offers the most money for them
bid (v)
dau thau, dau gia.
EX: I bid 200$ for the painting.
synonym of “bid”?
tender
compete for/in/on/with/to….
/kəmˈpiːt/ canh tranh, ganh dua
secure something
- get something
* protect from harm
constitute (v)
/ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/ to be the parts that together form something
- Tạo thành, cấu thành
ex: Does such an activity constitute a criminal offence?
synonym of “constitute”??
make up, set up, establish
a thriving industry
mot nen cong nghiep phat trien manh
illegal (adj)
not allow by the law
alleviate sth (verb)
to make something less severe
severe (adj)
/sɪˈvɪə(r)/ extremely bad or serious
ease /iːz/ (v)
to become less unpleasant, painful or severe; to make something less unpleasant, etc.
*xoa diu
rigid (adjective)
/ˈrɪdʒɪd/
very strict and difficult to change = inflexible
regulation
an official rule made by a government or some other authority
*quy tac
rigid regulation
quy dinh cung ran
evade (doing) something
/ɪˈveɪd/
to escape from somebody/something or avoid meeting somebody
*tranh ne, tron tranh
Ex: He finds the way to evade rigid regulations in his business.
inflate sth
/ɪnˈfleɪt/
- to fill something or become filled with gas or air
- to increase the price of something; to increase in price
inevitable /ɪnˈevɪtəbl/ (adj)
that you cannot avoid or prevent
synonym of “inevitable “???
unavoidable
influx /ˈɪnflʌks/
the fact of a lot of people, money or things arriving somewhere
*su chay vao/ dong chay cua con ng, tien
hazard (n)
/ˈhæzəd/
something that can be dangerous or cause damage
workforce /ˈwɜːkfɔːs/
staff
substantial /səbˈstænʃl/
large in amount, value or importance
*SYNONYM considerable
revolve around
to move around something in a circle
EX: the earth revolves around the sun.
revolve /rɪˈvɒlv/
to go in a circle around a central point
neglect sb/sth
/nɪˈɡlekt/
- to fail to take care of sb/sth
2. to not give enough attention to sth
civil unrest /ˈsɪvl/
tinh trang bat on dan su
civil war
noi chien
recession (noun)
/rɪˈseʃn/
a difficult time for the economy of a country, when there is less trade and industrial activity than usual and more people are unemployed
*suy thoai
mannerism noun
/ˈmænərɪzəm/
thoi cau ki, kieu cach
contradict sb/sth (verb)
/ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt/
to say that something that somebody else has said is wrong, and that the opposite is true
*noi nguoc lai, cai lai, mau thuan
petty (adjective) crime
/ˈpeti/
an trom vat
misconduct (noun)
/ˌmɪsˈkɒndʌkt/
unacceptable behaviour, especially by a professional person
adverse (adjective)
/ˈædvɜːs/
negative and unpleasant;
criminality noun
/ˌkrɪmɪˈnæləti/
toi ac
intractable /ɪnˈtræktəbl/
cứng đầu cứng cổ (đối với ng)/ khó chữa (tình huống)
